Baggage-truck.



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BAGGAGE TRUCK. APPLICATIQN FILEY D SEPT. 29. 1914.

' Patented Oct." 9,1917.

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1 BAGGAGE TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29. 1914.

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To all whom it may concern:

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. GFBORER, 01 WEST NEW BRIGHTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO 0. W. COMPANY INQ, OF WEST NEW BRIGHTON, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Be it known that I, ALBERT H. Grnonnn, a citizen of the United States,'and resident of West New Brighton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Baggage-Trucks; and I do hereby declare clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in baggage truck construction, although it 1s to be understood that some features of the in vention may be applied to motor trucks for other purposes and to load carrying trucks of greater or less size. The invention relates particularly, though not exclusively, to the manner of connecting. up the driving motor with the running gear of the truck.

The invention also relates to the general construction andv arrangement of the operating parts of the truck.

With these objects in view the invention consists in a construction and arrangement of parts, a preferred embodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the truck as a whole Fig. 2 is a side elevation of details of the driving mechanism with the wheel of the truck removed for clearer illustration. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through one of the running gear wheels and longitudinally of the axis thereof and also longitudinally of the driving shaft and the connections thereof to the running gear, and Fig. 4 is a detailed elevation of a form of bracket in which the wheel axle and the driving shaft therefor are mounted. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one wheel.

Referring to Fig. 1, 1 indicates the truck body having a steel or other stron metal framework 2; 3 indicates the usual attery case, 4 the driving wheel of the running gear, 5 the guiding wheels thereof and 6' is an upright framework at the drivers end of the truck upon which are mounted a starting lever 7 and a brake lever 8. 9 is the operators platform.

Referring to Fig. 4, 10 indicates in section one ofthe side bars of the truck frame. To this frame is riveted or otherwise secured a bracket for receiving and forming a j ournal for the axle of the running gear wheel and the shaft of the driving mechanism.

This bracket comprises a face plate 11, hav- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

Application filed September 29, 1914. Serial no. 864,107.

ing an angle portion 12, whichunderlies the are riveted or bolted to the side bar as at 13, thereby very securely mountin ning gear bracket to the truck rame. The bracket has a downward extension provided with an integral bearing sleeve 14 for the reception and journaling of one of the sec-' tions 15 (Fig. 3), of the driving shaft. Below this bearing sleeve 14 and integral with the bracket is an axle supporting sleeve this runlower edge of the side bar and these parts 16, within which the wheel axle 16' is fixedly mounted. The inner end of this axle is threaded as at 17 to receive the aperture end of one member'of the strut and adjusting bar 18, which is held in place on the axle by a nut 19. The two members of this strut and adjusting member are connected by a turnbuckle 19, by which the bearing brackets on either side of the truck may be accurately alined or straightened out to cause true running of the truck. The running wheel indicated at 20 may be of usual conand the inner end of this section of the driving shaft is squared as at 26 to receive one of the gears 27 of the differential. Beveled gears 28 are mounted between the difieren- 'tial gears 27 on a pin 29, which in turn carries a rotatable frame 30, and on the outside of this frame is secured a gear 31, which meshes with the driving gear of'the motor (not shown)- in any desired manner. A housing 32 incloses and protects the differ ential from dust and dirt in the usual manner. The operative connections between the operating lever 7 and the motor may be of any desired construction.

Also in a sleeve or bearing 33 of the running gear bracket is mounted a stud or shaft 34 upon which the brake gear of any suitable construction is mounted.

It will be seen from the above construction that one single rigid bracket are mounted not only the axle of the running gear 20, but also the driving shaft 15. Thus of the vehicle wheel and the driving pinion 24 on the driving shaft section 15 will remain constantly the same, notwithstanding severe shocks and jolts on the truck and unevenness of the surface over which it is run. Furthermore by connecting the running gear brackets on each side of the truck by means of the adjusting rod 18, both of these brackets may be simultaneously adjusted and positioned with respect to each other andvwith respect to the truck frame, so as to insure accurate running of the truck and to prevent grinding of .the driving gears and connective parts.

While I have herein described a particular embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the same may be altered in construction and relative arrangement of parts within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a motor truck, the combination with the main truck frame of a rigid bracket secured thereto, said bracket comprising an axle support rigid therewith and a driving shaft support rigid therewith, whereby the wheel mounted on said axle will remain in constant position relative to said drivin axle and to the truck frame.

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3. In a motor truck, the combination with the main truck frame, of a pairof rigid bearing brackets mounted upon opposite sides thereof, each bracket comprising an axle support r1g1d therewith and a driving shaft support rigid therewith, an adjusting rod connecting said brackets, whereby said brackets may be simultaneously adjusted with respect to each other and with respect to the truck frame to cause true running of the truck.

In testimony whereof, I the said ALBERT H. Grnonnn have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT H. (n ninann.

Witnesses:

FRANK H. PLUM, HENRY D. TUCKER. 

